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The Honorable John Conyers, Jr. (MI-14)
Rep. John Conyers, Jr. is serving his 22nd term in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was elected to Congress in 1964, and served as a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus. He earned a Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor from Wayne State University. Rep. Conyers is married to Monica Conyers, and they have two sons, John III and Carl Edward. |
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The Honorable Charles B. Rangel (NY-15)
Rep. Charles B. Rangel is serving his 20th term in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was elected to Congress in 1970, and is a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus. He graduated from New York University, and earned a Juris Doctor from St. John’s University Law School. Rep. Rangel is married to Alma Rangel, and they have two children. |
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The Honorable Maxine Waters (CA-35)
Rep. Maxine Waters is serving her tenth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. She was elected to Congress in 1990. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from California State University at Los Angeles. Rep. Waters is married to Sidney Williams, and she is the mother of two children, Edward and Karen, and she has two grandchildren.
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The Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18)
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee is serving her eighth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. She was elect- ed to Congress in 1994. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Yale University and Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia Law School. Rep. Lee is married to Dr. Elwyn C. Lee, and they have two children, Erica and Jason. |
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The Honorable Corrine Brown (FL-03)
Rep. Corrine Brown is serving her ninth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. She was elected to Congress in 1992. She earned a Bachelor of Science from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, and a Master and Education Specialist degree from the University of Florida. Rep. Brown is the mother of one daughter, Shantrel. |
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The Honorable Barbara Lee (CA-09)
Rep. Barbara Lee is serving her sixth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. She was elected to Congress in 1998. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mills College and Master in Social Work from the University of California in Berkeley. Rep. Lee is the mother of two sons. |
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The Honorable Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03)
Rep. Robert C. “Bobby” Scott is serving his ninth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was elected to Congress in 1992. He graduated from Harvard University with a degree in Political Science and earned a Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School. |
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The Honorable Chaka Fattah (PA-02)
Rep. Chaka Fattah is serving his eighth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was elected to Congress in 1994. He attended the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, and University of Pennsylvania Fels School of State and Local Government, where he earned a Master in Government Administration. Rep. Fattah is married to Renee Chenault-Fattah, and has a family of four children. |
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The Honorable André Carson (IN-07)
Rep. André Carson is serving his first full term in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was elected to Congress in 2008, succeeding his late grandmother, Rep. Julia Carson, in a special election. He earned a Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice Management from Concordia University-Wisconsin and a Master in Business Management from IndianaWesleyanUniversity. Rep.CarsonismarriedtoMariama Carson, and they have one daughter, Salimah. |
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The Honorable Yvette D. Clarke (NY-11)
Rep. Yvette D. Clarke is serving her second term in the U.S. House of Representatives. She was elected toCongressin2006. Rep.Clarkereceivedaschol- arship to Oberlin College and was a recipient of the prestigious APPAH/Sloan Fellowship in Public Policy and Policy Analysis. Before coming to Congress, she succeeded her mother, Dr. Una S.T. Clarke in the New York City Council, making them the first mother-daughter succession in the history of the Council. |
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The Honorable James E. Clyburn (SC-06)
Rep. James E. Clyburn is serving his ninth term in the U.S. House of Representatives, and his second term as Majority Whip. He was elected to Congress in 1992. He graduated from Mather Academy in Camden, South Carolina and South Carolina State College. Rep. Clyburn is married to Emily Clyburn, and they have three daughters and two grandchildren. |
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The Honorable Donna M. Christensen (VI)
Del. Donna M. Christensen is serving her seventh term in the U.S. House of Representatives as the Delegate from the Virgin Islands. She was elected to Congress in 1996. She earned a Bachelor of Science from St. Mary’s College and a M.D. (Doctor of Medicine) from George Washington University School of Medicine. Del. Christensen is the mother of two daughters, Rabiah Green George and Karida Green. She also gained two daughters, Lisa and Esther, and two sons, Bryan and David, through her marriage to Chris Christensen. |
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The Honorable Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02)
Rep. Sanford Bishop is serving his ninth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was elected to Congress in 1992. A graduate of Morehouse College, he earned a Juris Doctor from Emory Law School. Rep. Bishop is married to Vivian Creighton Bishop, and they have one daughter, Aayesha J. Reese. |
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The Honorable Bobby L. Rush (IL-01)
Rep. Bobby L. Rush is serving his ninth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was elected to Congress in 1992. He graduated from Roosevelt University and earned a Master in Political Science from the University of Illinois. Rep. Rush is married to Carolyn Rush. |
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The Honorable G.K. Butterfield (NC-01)
Rep. G.K. Butterfield is serving his third term in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was elected to Congress in 2004. He graduated from North Carolina Central University with degrees in Political Science and Sociology. He received a Juris Doctor from the NCCU School of Law. Rep. Butterfield is the father of two daughters, Valeisha and Lenai. |
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The Honorable Wm. Lacy Clay (MO-01)
Rep. Wm. Lacy Clay is serving his fifth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was elected to Congress in 2000, succeeding his father, Rep. Bill Clay, who served for 32 years and was a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Government and Politics from the University of Maryland. He also attended Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. Rep. Clay is married to Ivie Lewellen Clay and they have two children, Carol and William III. |
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The Honorable Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05)
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, II is serving his third term in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was elected to Congress in 2004. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Sociology from Prairie View A & M University and a Master of Divinity from St. Paul’s School of Theology. Rep. Cleaver is married to Dianne Cleaver, and they have four children and three grandchildren. |
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The Honorable Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05)
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, II is serving his third term in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was elected to Congress in 2004. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Sociology from Prairie View A & M University and a Master of Divinity from St. Paul’s School of Theology. Rep. Cleaver is married to Dianne Cleaver, and they have four children and three grandchildren. |
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The Honorable Alcee L. Hastings (FL-23)
Rep. Alcee L. Hastings is serving his ninth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was elected to Congress in 1992. He graduated from Fisk University, and earned a Juris Doctor from Florida A&M University. Rep. Hastings has committed his professional career to the practice of law and public service. |
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The Honorable Danny K. Davis (IL-07)
Rep. Danny K. Davis is serving his seventh term in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was elected to Congress in 1996. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Arkansas A.M. & N. College, Master and Doctorate degrees, respectively, from Chicago State University and the Union Institute in Cincinnati, Ohio. Rep. Davis is married to Vera G. Davis, and they have two sons, Jonathan and Stacey. |
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The Honorable Donna F. Edwards (MD-04)
Rep. Donna F. Edwards is serving her first term in the U.S. House of Representatives. She was elected to Congress in 2008. She graduated from Wake Forest University, and earned a Juris Doctor from Franklin Pierce Law Center. Rep. Edwards is the mother of one son, Jared. |
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The Honorable Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11)
Rep. Marcia L. Fudge is serving her first term in the U.S. House of Representatives. She was elected to Congress in 2008, succeeding the late Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones in a special election. Rep.Fudge earned a Business Administration degree from Ohio State University, and Juris Doctor from Cleveland Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University. |
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The Honorable Al Green (TX-09)
Rep. Al Green is serving his third term in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was elected to Congress in 2004. He attended Florida A&M University, Tuskegee Institute, and earned a Juris Doctor from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University. Rep. Green has committed his professional career to the practice of law and public service. |
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The Honorable Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. (IL-02)
Rep. Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. is serving his eighth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was elect- ed to Congress in 1994. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from North Carolina A&T University and Master in Theology from Chicago Theological Seminary. He also received a Juris Doctor from the University of Illinois College of Law. Rep. Jackson is married to Sandi Jackson, and they have two children, Jessica and Jesse. |
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The Honorable Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30)
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson is serving her ninth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. She was elected to Congress in 1992. She earned a Bachelor degree in Nursing from Texas Christian University and Master in Public Administration from Southern Methodist University. Rep. Johnson is the mother of one son, Kirk and grandmother of three grandsons. |
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| The Honorable Henry C. “Hank” Johnson, Jr. (GA-04) Rep. Hank Johnson is serving his second term in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was elected to Congress in 2006. He earned a Bachelor degree from Clark Atlanta University and Juris Doctor from Texas Southern University. Rep. Johnson is married to Mereda Davis Johnson, Esq. and they have two children. |
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The Honorable Gregory W. Meeks (NY-06)
Rep. Gregory W. Meeks is serving his sixth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was elected to Congress in 1997. He earned a Bachelor degree from Adelphi University and Juris Doctor from Howard University School of Law. Rep. Meeks is married to Simone-Marie Meeks, and they have three daughters, Ebony, Aja, and Nia. |
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The Honorable Gwen Moore (WI-04)
Rep. Gwen Moore is serving her third term in the U.S. House of Representatives. She was elected to Congress in 2004. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from Marquette University, and a Harvard University Certificate for Senior Executives in State and Local Government. Rep. Moore is the mother of three children. |
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The Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC)
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton is serving her tenth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. She was elected to Congress in 1990. She graduated from Antioch College, and earned a Juris Doctor from Yale University Law School. Del. Norton is the mother of two children, John and Katherine. |
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The Honorable Donald M. Payne (NJ-10)
Rep. Donald M. Payne is serving his 11th term in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was elected to Congress in 1988. He graduated from Seton Hall University, and pursued graduate studies at Springfield College. Rep. Payne is a widower, and father of three children and grandfather of four grandchildren. |
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The Honorable Laura Richardson (CA-37)
Rep. Laura Richardson is serving her second term in the U.S. House of Representatives. She was elected to Congress in 2007. She graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, and earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Southern California. Rep. Richardson went on to spend 14 years working in corporate America. |
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The Honorable David Scott (GA-13)
Rep. David Scott is serving his fourth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was elected to Congress in 2002. He earned a Bachelor of Arts with honors from Florida A&M University and Master of Business Administration with honors from the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania. Rep. Scott is married to the former, Alfredia Aaron, and they have two daughters and two grandchildren. |
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The Honorable Edolphus Towns (NY-10)
Rep. Edolphus Towns is serving his 14th term in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was elected to Congress in 1982. He earned a Bachelor of Science from North Carolina A&T State University and Master of Social Work from Adelphi University. Rep. Towns is married to Gwendolyn Forbes, and they have two children, Darryl and Deidra and five grandchildren. |
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The Honorable Melvin L. Watt (NC-12)
Rep. Melvin L. Watt is serving his ninth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was elected to Congress in 1992. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Juris Doctor from Yale University Law School. Rep. Watt is married to Eulada Paysour Watt, and they have two sons, Brian and Jason. |
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The Honorable Karen Bass (CA-33)
Prior to her serving as the current Congress member for CA-33rd, Karen Bass made history when the California Assembly elected her to be its 67th Speaker, catapulting her to become the first African American woman in the country to serve in this powerful state legislative role.
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